India vs Japan: Container port traffic

India
23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Japan
21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
India rank
7th
Japan rank
9th

Container port traffic over time

  • India
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M201020172024

How they compare

India currently reports 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Japan, a difference of 2.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 167 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 12.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 21.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 8.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Japan
2020s 20.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 21.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, India or Japan?
India, at 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 21.89 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between India and Japan?
2.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for container port traffic?
India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.